Orange County school districts are beginning to finalize layoffs and terminations as they trim hundreds of millions from 2010-11 budgets. CHRISTINA HOUSE, FOR THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

About 1,880 public school employees in Orange County who were let go in June during budget-cutting are still without their jobs, including 411 educators, according to the latest figures released by school districts.

Some 2,660 employees across Orange County were notified as early as March they could be out of a job at the end of the school year, but at least 777 of them – or about 29 percent – have been given their jobs back over the past few months, as school officials adjust for retirements and resignations and tinker with staffing levels going into the 2010-11 school year.

Some additional employees are expected to get their jobs back before classes resume, but the sheer number of people still on the layoff list is a reflection of the drastic cuts to state spending on public education over the past few years.

This year alone, Orange County school districts cut about $365 million from their already pared budgets.

The following is a database listing the 2,660 Orange County school employees who were warned of possible terminations last spring. The list is composed of certificated staff – an umbrella term that includes teachers – as well as non-teaching classified staff, including custodians, clerical workers, bus drivers and aides. All of the data were provided to the Register through public records requests.

Most districts have provided updated information about rehires, although some have yet to confirm layoff rescissions and the list remains incomplete. It will be continually updated as additional information is received.

Please note that the list only includes names of employees who were let go, not those whose hours were reduced, or vacant posts that went unfilled. Some of the posts, especially classified workers, are part-time jobs only.

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